Plant-carrier.



E. E. HUSTED.

PLANT OARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1909.

Patented Apr. 19, 1910.

FFIQ.

ELLSWORTH E. HUSTED, OF NEWPORT, NEW JERSEY.

PLANT-CARRIER.

scarce.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLswoRTn E. HUSTED, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newport, in the county of Cumberland and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPlant-Carriers, of which the following is a specifica tion.

My invention relates to improvements in plant carriers, the object ofthe invention being to provide a carrier which is especially adapted forcarrying plants during the operation of transplanting, and which is soconstructed as to be supported against the body, and conform to theshape of the body, so as to make it comfortable to the operator andwhich is of extremely simple, inexpensive construction, strong anddurable in use.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claim.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective viewillustrating my improvements. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is afragi'nentary view in side eleva tion, and Fig. at is a view inlongitudinal section.

1 represents the receptacle proper, which is preferably made of sheetmetal, having a flat bottom 2, ends 3, and front and rear sides at and 5respectively, said ends, and front and rear sides preferably taperingoutward from their lower to their upper ends, the ends 3 being flatwhile the front and rear sides t and 5 are curved concentrically, andthe bottom 2 is shaped to conform to the curvature of the front and rearsides.

The upper edge of the receptacle is properly strengthened by anoverturned portion 6 around an inclosed wire 7, to form a strengtheningbead around the vupper edge of the receptacle, and suitable handles 8are provided at the ends of the receptacle to facil-itate the handlingthereof when not strapped to the body. On the rear side 5, near theupper edge thereof, a flexible sheet spring 9 is secured by means ofrivets 10 secured in the receptacle, and having headed ends projectingthrough slot-s 11 in the ends Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 29, 1909.

Patented Apr. 19, 1910.

Serial No. 530,451.

of spring 9 and through aslot 12 in the central portion of spring 9. Itwill be noted that the spring 9 is of general compound curvature, thatis, both ends are bent back in circular form and secured by the rivets10, while the intermediate portion curves inward against the side 5, andis secured by the central rivet 10. The curved end portions of thespring are adapted for the reception of snap hooks 13 on the ends of astrap l t, adapted to be fastened around the body of the user so as tohold the receptacle 1 in position, and when held by the strap, due tothe flexibility and elasticity of spring 9, the latter will conform tothe shape of the body of the wearer, and will not only enable the deviceto be more securely held, but will render it more comfortable for theuser. Due to the slots 11, the spring is allowed longitudinal movementon the rivets 10, so as to conform to any shape of body.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangementof parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I donot restrict myself to the precise details set forth, but considermyself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

In a plant carrier, the combination with a receptacle, of an elongated,fiat, metal spring, having inwardly curved ends and an inwardly curvedintermediate portion disposed against one face of said receptacle, saidspring having longitudinal slots in its ends and in its intermediateportion, rivets secured in said receptacle and projecting through theslots in said spring, heads on the ends of said rivets against saidspring, and a strap adapted to be secured about the body and connectedto the curved end portions of said spring.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ELLSVVORTH E. HUSTED.

lVitnesses:

CHARLES E. Po'r'rs, R. H. KRENKEL.

